VDB
CVE-2020-5214
CVE-2020-5214
PUBLISHED
CVSS 9.800000190734863 CRITICAL
In NetHack before 3.6.5, detecting an unknown configuration file option can cause a buffer overflow resulting in a crash or remote code execution/privilege escalation. This vulnerability affects systems that have NetHack installed suid/sgid and shared systems that allow users to upload their own configuration files. Users should upgrade to NetHack 3.6.5.
EPSS 1.08% · 62.4th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.1
9.800000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
1.08%
62.4th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | nethack | 0, 3.6.1-1 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | nethack | 0, 3.6.0-4 |
Timeline
- Jan 28, 2020 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 28, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jan 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 1, 2022 EPSS Score
- Apr 1, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 5, 2022 EPSS Score
- Nov 8, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jan 10, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-5214 third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/NetHack/NetHack/security/advisories/GHSA-p8fw-rq89-xqx6 third-party-advisory
- https://nethack.org/security/CVE-2020-5214.html third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-5214 third-party-advisory